Joe Sullivan vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sullivan and Gary Wayne

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Sullivan and Gary Wayne

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sullivan and Gary Wayne

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
115.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
107.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.79
29.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
123.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
139.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
78.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
32.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA